New restaurants and bars opening in London this week

This week, Spencer Metzger follows up Row on 5 with a French Bistro, N5 Kitchen heads to EC1 and more...

Chez Rose

Mayfair - 5 Pollen St, London W1S 1NE

Spencer Metzger (of Row on 5) is teaming up with Jason Atherton again as the chef is taking over the space that used to be Little Social. He's turning it into a modern French bistro, which is taking some of its influence from his own grandmother. There will be classic dishes like steak tartare (here served with pomme gaufrette), pate en croute and Comte gougere as well as much bigger dishes like poulet roti with vin jaune, morel and Jersey royals. Row on 5 is an extremely impressive restaurant (it now holds two stars), so it'll be interesting to see what Metzger does in a more casual setting.

Opening date: 9 June 2026

N5 Kitchen Clerkenwell

Clerkenwell - 30 Great Sutton Street, Clerkenwell, London EC1V 0DU

The original N5 Kitchen in Highbury, both a catering company and a cafe, has been a big hit with locals (we're regular visitors) and now they're expanding to EC1. There, you'll be able to get the same excellent lunches, salads and cakes and they're even introducing Cookies on the House Fridays, when every order will get a free cookie.

Opening date: 10 June 2026

Brutes of Mayfair

Mayfair - 34A Bruton Place, London W1J 6NR

Mayfair's newest cocktail bar comes from a pair that previously curated the bar experiences for JKS restaurants (including Kitchen Table, Lyle's and Ambassadors Clubhouse). The bar will feature a martini card that lets you create your best version of the cocktail (including one version paired with Monster Munch), and it'll be a stylish affair with the staff decked out in 1960s-style white bartender jackets.

Opening date: 10 June 2026

Events

8 June (Soho) - The next pop-up at The Palomar sees them teaming up with cooking influencer Jacob White with dishes including duck croquettes with hoisin mayo and cherry vinegar reduction and an elderflower martini.

9 June (Battersea) - Tozi is is teaming up with Pinot & Picasso at Battersea Power Station. You'll have an evening of cicchetti, cocktails as you unleash your creativity on the terrace with all paints and materials supplied. Tickets are £45.

14 June (Clerkenwell) - Sam and Sam Clark are celebrating 30 years of Moro with a new Sunday lunch club featuring Moro alumni. First up is Jacob Kenedy of Bocca di Lupo. He'll be cooking a menu of Moro classics reimagined with a Bocca di Lupo touch, including deep-fried courgette flowers with whipped feta and date molasses.

Here's what opened last week

Zylia (Covent Garden) - This mixes together Greek and Cypriot influences and comes from the co-owner of Singburi.

Buvette (Covent Garden) - A return to London for the French-influenced restaurant from New York.

Lady of the Grapes (London Bridge) - The wine bar and bistro, which celebrates female wine makers, has arrived in London Bridge.

Temaki (Mayfair) - A little later than intended, the ex-Brixton handroll bar opened their new Mayfair space.

Appalachia (Clerkenwell) - Taking over what used to be Counter 71, the restaurant now focuses on Southern American food.

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